Osby, Greg / Public
| Album: | Public | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Osby, Greg | Added: | Jul 2004 | |
| Label: | Blue Note | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2004-07-26 | Pull Date: | 2004-09-26 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 12 | Sep 5 | Aug 29 | Aug 22 | Aug 15 | Aug 8 | Aug 1 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 10, 2004: | Memory Select
Visitation |
4. | Aug 20, 2004: | Memory Select
Summertime |
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| 2. | Sep 03, 2004: | Jamorama Select
Summertime |
5. | Aug 13, 2004: | Memory Select
Equalatogram |
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| 3. | Aug 27, 2004: | No Cover, No Minimum
Equalatogram |
6. | Aug 05, 2004: | "In Your Ear..." subbing for Ben (9:30-Noon)
Shaw 'nuff |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-07-30
Reviewed 2004-07-30
Sophisticated mainstream jazz. These are mostly covers, with only three compositions in Osby's highbrow, geometrically style (1, 3, 5). But it's still a session with plenty of complexity and free-minded improvising.
Osby shines as usual, casually tossing off fast, upbeat sax solos. Pianist Megumi Yonezawa can really tear it up. Tracks with Nicholas Payton on trumpet (2,4,6,7) offer some nice dual-leader counterpoint.
Live recording: watch for applause.
1- Stumbling midtempo theme; gets looser/faster for sax solo
2*- Free but lyrical version of Gershwin standard. Disjoint.
3- Mid/slow, relaxed. Opens with piano spillover.
4- Jaunty and fast, with a nice piano solo
5*- Midtempo, just a bit dark. A sax showcase.
6*- Fairly fast: bebop classic given a cool modern tone
7- Slow song; Joan Osborne on vocals. Band intro at the end.
Osby shines as usual, casually tossing off fast, upbeat sax solos. Pianist Megumi Yonezawa can really tear it up. Tracks with Nicholas Payton on trumpet (2,4,6,7) offer some nice dual-leader counterpoint.
Live recording: watch for applause.
1- Stumbling midtempo theme; gets looser/faster for sax solo
2*- Free but lyrical version of Gershwin standard. Disjoint.
3- Mid/slow, relaxed. Opens with piano spillover.
4- Jaunty and fast, with a nice piano solo
5*- Midtempo, just a bit dark. A sax showcase.
6*- Fairly fast: bebop classic given a cool modern tone
7- Slow song; Joan Osborne on vocals. Band intro at the end.
Track Listing
| 1. | Rising Sign | 4. | Bernie's Tune | |||
| 2. | Summertime | 5. | Equalatogram | |||
| 3. | Visitation | 6. | Shaw 'nuff | |||
| 7. | Lover Man | |||||